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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning enable learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to understand these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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